Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are RPG games.
Terraria is currently the more played game: 27,157 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 23,735 for Crusader Kings III — a similar number of players. Terraria also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 10 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 51 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
51
Current streak
51 days
Terraria
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
12%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 51 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Crusader Kings III | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,735 | 27,157 |
| 24-hour peak | 24,535 | 39,405 |
| 7-day average | 19,326 | 31,189 |
| 30-day average | 18,344 | 30,105 |
| 30-day trend | +10% | +16% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,001 | 49,184 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 141,353 | 1,535,914 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 31, 2020 | May 15, 2011 |
| Price | $49.99 | $9.99 |
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| Month | Crusader Kings III | Terraria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 21,712 | 27,427 |
| May 2026 | 18,238 | 25,816 | 24,837 | 41,678 |
| Jun 2026 | 16,753 | 27,329 | 26,841 | 46,899 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 19,300 | 29,001 | 31,777 | 49,184 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Terraria currently has more players: 27,157 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,735 for Crusader Kings III — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Crusader Kings III averaged 18,344 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 30,105. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Terraria has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 51 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,535,914 reviews vs 90% across 141,353 for Crusader Kings III. Terraria has the larger player base right now (27,157 vs 23,735 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Crusader Kings III averaged 18,344 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,001.
Terraria averaged 30,105 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,184.